Franklin First Baptist Church (Franklin, N.C.) records CRMF43 Finding aid prepared by Palmer Holton Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
PO Box 7777 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27109 336 758-5755
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2016-02-16T15:23-0500 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Franklin First Baptist Church (Franklin, N.C.) records CRMF43 Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives 1 2 5 3 4 5.0 microfilm reel(s) 35mm; positive 1822-1986 Franklin First Baptist Church (Franklin, N.C.). Biographical/Historical Note

Franklin Baptist Church was organized on May 4, 1822, in the Cherokee Purchase of Haywood County. The presbytery consisted of Elders Stephen White and Adam Corn. Elder Humphrey Posey was called as the first pastor of the church. There were twenty constituent members. Association membership history of the church includes the French Broad Association from 1822 to 1829, Tuckaseigee Association from 1829 to 1904, and Macon Association from 1904 to the present. A history of the church was written by Mrs. Hyldah Stalcup Shepard and was entitled, "A brief history of the First Baptist Church of Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina...February 27, 1959."

 Scope and Contents

Minutes of church conferences from the organization of the church, May 4, 1822 to December 7, 1986 [broken series]. Also included are deacon's records, 1967-1973; bulletins, 1954-1958 [broken series]; membership records, 1918-1962 [broken series]; newsletters, 1959-1986 [broken series]; subject files including a deed from the year 1926; directories, 1969-1986 [broken series]; a history file, 1932-1986; photographs of the church and parsonage; and records of the Young Woman's Auxilliary, 1939-1944.

 Source of Acquisition

Received on loan for microfilming and return to the church from Mrs. Janet J. Long, Minister of Education, First Baptist Church, 21 Iotla Street, Franklin, North Carolina 28734, May 27, 1987.

 Processing Information note

Processed by Palmer Holton on June 23, 2011.

 Preferred Citation

Franklin First Baptist Church (Franklin, N.C.) records, CRMF43, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

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 Franklin First Baptist Church (Franklin, N.C.). French Broad Baptist Association (N.C.). Macon Baptist Association (N.C.). Tuckaseigee Baptist Association. Baptists--North Carolina--Macon County--History--Sources Church records and registers--North Carolina--Franklin Church records and registers--North Carolina--Macon County Macon County (N.C.)--Church history--Sources Church Minutes Church Minute Book, Volume 1, 1822-1874 1 1 Church Minute Book, Volume 2, 1874-1907 1 2 Church Minute Book, Volume 3, 1909-1929 1 3 Church Minute Book, Volume 4, 1931-1934 1 4 Church Minute book, Volume 5, 1935-1942 1 5 Church Minute Book, Volume 6, 1942-1956 1-2 6 Church Minute Book, Volume 7, 1956-1961 2 7 Church Minute Book, Volume 8, 1961-1965 2 8 Church Minute book, Volume 9, 1965-1970 2 9 Church Minute Book, Volume 10, 1970-1973 2 10 Church Minute Book, Volume 11, 1974-1976 2-3 11 Church Minute Book, Volume 12, 1977-1979 3 12 Church Minute Book, Volume 13, 1980-1981 3 13 Church Minute Book, Volume 14, 1982-1983 3 14 Church Minute Book, Volume 15, 1983-1985 3-4 15 Church Minute Book, Volume 16, 1986 4 16 Board Records Deacon's Records, 1967-1973 4 17 Bulletins Bulletins, 1954-1958 [broken series] 4 18 Memebership Records Record Books, 1918-1962 [broken series] 4 19 Newsletters Trumpet, 1959-1963 4 20 Witness, 1964-1966; 1974-1986 4-5 21 Subject Files Deed, 1926 5 22 Directories, 1969, 181, 1986 5 23 History File, 1932-1986 5 24 Photographs Church, 1940s, 1980s, Parsonage, 1980s 5 25 Organization Records Young Woman's Auxiliary Minute Book, 1939-1944 5 26